Chilean Exchanges Demand ABIF Clarify Its Stance on Cryptocurrency Regulation

The regulatory situation surrounding cryptocurrency is creating a lot of confusion. Very few countries have any active guidelines in this regard, although it seems that will come to change rather soon. Chile’s Association of Banks and Financial Institutions has been asked to take a definitive stance on this particular industry once and for all. How that will … Read more

Statistics Show Nearly 81% of ICOs Eventually Become Scams

Initial coin offerings are often considered to be the holy grail for blockchain projects. This business model allows anyone with an innovative idea to potentially raise millions of dollars. Unfortunately, the overall ICO statistics are anything but impressive in this industry right now. The ICO Industry is Still Troubled While most people will readily agree … Read more

Russian Hotels to Surprise World Cup Fans with Bitcoin Payments

Football Fans will be able to pay with bitcoin for their accommodation when they visit Russia for this year’s World Cup. Hotels in Kaliningrad, expecting guests from eight countries, are partnering with a local payment provider to offer the service. Booking a room for the day when England plays Belgium will cost approx. $300 in … Read more

Carverr Wants to Embed Bitcoin Private Keys into Strands of DNA

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are always looking for ways to secure their holdings. While hardware wallets have begun to gain traction in recent years, it seems the next logical evolution may not require external hardware. A company called Carverr is looking into ways to store and back up Bitcoin wallet keys in one’s DNA. Using DNA To Keep Bitcoins … Read more

Bitcoin Mining Training Coming to 30 Cities in India

An Indian chamber of commerce is launching a bitcoin mining training program in 30 cities across India. The goal is to teach young people about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, crypto mining, and entrepreneurship to empower the rural population for self-employment. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Mining Training Program … Read more

US Company Wants to Track the Gold Supply Chain Using Blockchain Technology

Coming up with more use cases for blockchain technology is not necessarily difficult, although not every use case requires a distributed ledger either. For quite some time now, we have seen interesting synergy between the blockchain and precious metals industries. Emergent Technology Holdings wants to encode the gold supply using blockchain technology later this year. That’s a … Read more

Coinbase to Integrate ERC20 Tokens Soon, GDAX Seeks More Regulatory Clarity

Coinbase is always evolving as a cryptocurrency exchange. Similar to other companies in the industry, the platform cannot afford to stand still. Its latest move has taken a lot of people by surprise and even seems to have caused a fair bit of outrage. Moving forward, Coinbase will support ERC20 tokens, which opens up a lot of new opportunities. … Read more

Ethereum Bleed Continues, Price Drops Below $450

Through this extended downtrend, one coin being challenged heavily is Ethereum (ETH). Ethereum has been subject to massive bleed since its peak prices earlier in this year. Today, ETH is trading below US$450, the lowest since December 7. Following December 7, Ethereum saw an explosion- tripling in value. Unfortunately, these gains have now been almost … Read more

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